PayPal has optimized their checkout experience by launching an exciting new improvement to their payment flow.

For new buyers, signing up for a PayPal account is now optional. This means you can complete your payment first, and then decide whether to save your information for future purchases.

To pay by credit card, look for this button:

Or you may see this:

One of these options should appear on the first PayPal screen.

Note: if you are a PayPal member, you can either use your account,
or use a credit card that is not associated with a PayPal account.
In that case you'd also need to use an email address that's not associated with a PayPal account.